Position Summary: The Category Analyst is responsible for analyzing and interpreting data to provide actionable insights and recommendations. This role involves executing plans that align with and support the broader strategy and objectives of the department. The Category Analyst works closely with key stakeholders to ensure that data-driven decisions are implemented effectively, and they play a pivotal role in driving business outcomes.
What You Will Do:
Teamwork
- Contribute to Giant's high-performance team and partnerships both internally and externally
- Working cross functionally with internal departments
- Maintain relationships with Giant's Vendor Community to develop sales plans
Operational Excellence
- Curate distinctive, customer centric assortment
- Capture and communicate insights to the appropriate stakeholders
- Provide data driven recommendations to identify key points and opportunities that lead to meaningful and relevant conclusions
- Take on stretch assignments outside of day-to-day and desk specific responsibility
- Support continuous improvement and knowledge sharing
- Provide advanced-level recognition & adapt to and changing situations, providing creative solutions to achieve desired results
Planning and Execution
- Create meaningful and engaging omnichannel promotions to author Giant's featured assortment
- Forecast promotional activities and plans in alignment with departmental budget
- Use insights to develop strategies which anticipate changes in the marketplace
- Identify pricing & promotion tactics to gain significant & substantial competitive advantage at a mastery level
- Identify areas for gaining significant & substantial competitive advantage through product development initiatives at a mastery level
- Provide training, onboarding support, and contributive feedback as a leader amongst peers
What You Will Bring:
- 3-5 years of analytical experience in a retail and/or consumer packaged goods role
- Bachelor's degree in business or related field or equivalent experience
- Proficient in MSL Office Suite (Excel, PowerBi, PPT, Word)
- Balances workload and priorities
- Proven success with analytical interpretation of complex data sets
- Effective and concise communication and presentation skills
- Precise attention to detail
- Exposure to with syndicated/competitive data (e.g. Nielsen, Circana)
- Effective and concise communication and presentation skills
- Experience with accounting terminology and understanding of profit and loss (P&L) structure concepts, including the ability to analyze financial statements, and apply these principles in various business scenarios.
Salary: $80,925-$107,900The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include, but are not limited to, responsibilities of the role, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data and applicable law.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.This position will be on-site at the Giant Food Headquarters in Hyattsville, MD. 
